[mou] Clark's Grebes - Gorder Lake, Stevens County
Herb Dingmann
herbdingmann@charter.net
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:35:28 -0500
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I birded portions of Stevens County today as part of the Great Minnesota
River Birding Day. The highlight of the day was finding 3 Clark's
Grebes among 70+ Western Grebes on Gorder Lake. The birds were near the
south shore, so I had quite good looks from the road that follows that
side of the lake, with side-by-side comparisons of the two species. Two
of the Clarks Grebes appeared to be protective of the third (juvenile?)
one. Gorder Lake is four miles south of the town of Alberta, and then
about 1.5 miles east to reach the best viewing spot. There were also 5
Horned Grebes on the lake.
Other interesting birds for the day:
Sanderlings, an Eared Grebe, and a juvenile Peregrine Falcon at the
Morris sewage ponds, and a Merlin crossing a field in the southern part
of the county.
Herb Dingmann
St. Cloud
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>I <span class=3DGramE>birded</span> portions of =
</span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
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laceName><font
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =
</span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
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aceName></st1:place><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> today as
part of the Great Minnesota River Birding Day.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The highlight of the day was =
finding 3 </span></font><st1:place><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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ce><font
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>’s
Grebes among 70+ Western Grebes on =
</span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
class=3DSpellE><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Gorder</span></font></span></st1:PlaceName><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =
</span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lake</span></font></st1:Plac=
eType></st1:place><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. <span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The birds were near the south =
shore, so I
had quite good looks from the road that follows that side of the lake, =
with
side-by-side comparisons of the two species. <span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Two of the Clarks Grebes =
appeared to be
protective of the third (juvenile?) one.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span></span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span =
class=3DSpellE><font size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Gorder</span></font></span><=
/st1:PlaceName><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =
</span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lake</span></font></st1:Plac=
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miles south of the town of </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, and then
about 1.5 miles east to reach the best viewing spot.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>There were also 5 Horned Grebes =
on the
lake.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Other interesting birds for the =
day:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><span class=3DGramE><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sanderlings</span></font></s=
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>, an Eared Grebe, and a juvenile Peregrine Falcon at the Morris =
sewage
ponds, and a Merlin crossing a field in the southern part of the =
county.</span></font></span><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
>
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